American Realism Notes review Flashcards

1

What was the aftermath of the Civil War?

Americans were less certain and optimistic about the future.
Americans were joining the Russian mafia.
Americans were committing suicide.
Americans were excited about the future.

2

What influenced Realist writing?

Harambe's Death.
Trump becoming President.
World War One
The Civil War

3

What impact did the Civil War have on Transcendentalism?

It started it.
It Interrupted it.
It ended it.
It helped in progression.

4

Samuel Clemen's pen name was

Edgar Allan Poe
Mark Twain
Ambrose Bierce
Kate Chopin

5

______ is a subcategory of Realism depicting conflict of man vs nature

Naturalism
Romanticism
Transcendentalism
Regionalism

6

Which author was a feminist ?

Bret Harte
Mark Twain
Kate Chopin
Willa Cather

7

What is the literary style that depicts the culture, dialect and background of a region?

local color
romanticism
naturalism
satire

8

What is the purpose of Realism in American literature?

To instruct and entertain.
To strike fear in the reader's heart.
To persuade
To alleviate stress.

9

Who was the MOST popular realists?

Mark Twain
H. David Thoreau
Kate Chopin
Barack Obama

10

Who was a Late Transcendental poet, and early Realist?

Laura Lee
Ambrose Bierce
Mark Twain
Walt Whitman

11

What time period did American Realism take place?

2009-2013
1900-1999
1824-1967
1865-1914

12

characteristics of Realism included all these EXCEPT __?

idealizing life
Used local dialect.
About Nature's Beauty and Hardship.
Every day events

13

_____ created the stereotypical western characters.

Mark Twain
Frederick Douglass
Kate Chopin
Bret Harte

14

What is vernacular?

a writer
a religion
historical context
a dialect

15

Which story is an example of feminism in realist literature?

Desiree's Baby
The Goblet of Fire
Sleepy Hollow
12 Years a slave

American Realism Notes review

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American Realism Notes review

Questions 15